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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
81.4 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3